Stephen P. Bohr’s Notes on Daniel 9

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Posted on 11/28/2024 7:19:30 AM PST by Philsworld

Overview of Daniel 9 and its Historical Context (538 B. C.)

As chapter 9 begins, Jerusalem was in ruins and the prophet was diligently studying the seventy year prophecy of Jeremiah 25:9-13. There was a specific reason why Daniel was studying this particular prophecy. Through Jeremiah, God had promised that the captivity of Israel would last only seventy years. But eleven years earlier, God had seemed to indicate that the sanctuary and the people would be trampled under foot for 2300 years (Daniel 8:14). This apparent discrepancy perplexed Daniel. He could not comprehend how the prophecy of Jeremiah 25 could be reconciled with the one in Daniel 8:14.

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